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Upcoming August worship events: Mark these dates!

August 13: at both services, Pastor Jonathan Hemphill will preach and Pastor Karen will preside over our worship, as we install Pastor Karen Boda as our new Interim Pastor. Cake will be served.

August 27: Rally Day and hotdog luncheon. One combined service at 10 AM. Plan to stay after service for lunch, fellowship and small yard games. Please sign up in Fellowship Hall or using the button below to bring a dish to share.



At the August Council meeting, the Church council voted to:

• appoint Rob Homer as Treasurer
• appoint Rob Homer to replace Duane Whitesel on Council

Council discussed:

• efforts to improve communication between Council and the congregation, beginning with "Coffee with Council." This will be a monthly event between services with the first on Sept. 17.

Council lifted up for accolades:

• Ken Eggers for his dedicated service as treasurer
• Rob Homer and Jaime Escamilla for mowing the lawn of a congregational family in need 

You May Have Been Assigned a Servant Role in August

The Sunday Servant Worship Schedule can be found by clicking the button and viewing on our website. There is a link on our home page under "Quick Links."

If switching to a new role, please email our Office Coordinator, Melina, so she can add you to our schedules. Also, please let the office know in advance if you are scheduled, or future plans have you going away and cannot serve. Thank you.

Please considering serving, our lists are getting quite thin for the summer months. Let the office know if you are willing to be added to any servant role. Thank you.

We are looking for volunteers for the Nursery. You can sign up in Fellowship Hall.

Looking for all the news for our Youth? Be sure to read your Wednesday, Weekly Lamb Buzz Email. Some exciting things are happening at GSLC for all ages of our youth. Access each week on our website under the Youth Tab, the button below or sign-up to be on the e-mail list. Let Mel know at youthfamministry@gslutheran.org if you want to be included in the email blast. 

Read the Weekly Lamb Buzz newsletter for more details.

NEW!! Card ministry at GSLC!

Are you needing a Birthday, Get Well, Sympathy or a Thinking of You card? We may have just what you are looking for! Our card ministry will provide HANDMADE cards for sale in Fellowship Hall, starting this Sunday.

We are accepting donations with a minimum offering of $2.00. The BEST PART is ALL proceeds will support Youth Mission Trips for GSLC. As the seasons change, we plan to offer Fall/Thanksgiving cards and Holiday/Christmas cards. This ministry is hosted by Molly Maher and Linda Rowell.

Beware of Scams - from the GSLC Technology Committee

Consider yourself tech savy? Did you know this?

Need a phone number for a company? Just search on your web browser for customer service, right? WRONG!

The best way to find help is to go to the source. Want to inquire about something with your bank? Don't do a search, go to the actual website of your bank. i.e. Truist.com, WellsFargo.com, etc. Scammers are getting more savy and creating listings that lead to websites that look like the real deal and thus opening the window to steal your information. Stay in control and know where your going.

This week's bountiful harvest donated to Forever Fed for the food insecure in our own community. Thanks be to God!

Pollinator Garden: We are excited and thankful to share the news that our Pollinator Garden is now a CERTIFIED POLLINATOR GARDEN with Woodstock Parks and Recreation. It continues to attract pollinators for our Garden of Grace. Stop by to see it in person. 

CARING FOR CREATION

Next meeting: Wednesday, September 13, at 7:00 p.m. on Teams. To help care for God’s glorious creation contact church office or Reba Sumner. All are welcome!

NEW RECYCLING INITIATIVE: Do you have prescription medicine bottles that you would like put to good use? We are now collecting these to send to Matthew 25 Ministries where they are used to dispense prescription medicines to patients in third world countries where they are much needed. Please place these in the designated box in the Fellowship Hall. Bottles must be clean and all labels removed. Thank you for your help.

Do you have leftover paint in your garage that you don't know what to do with? We have investigated responsible ways to recycle leftover paint. The Cherokee County Recycling Center on Blaylock Road will accept cans of paint for recycling. Their fee is $5.00 for a one gallon bucket and $10.00 for a five gallon bucket. 

GARDEN OF GRACE: Our garden continues to produce vegetables for the food insecure in our own communty. We are now harvesting okra as well as tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers. If you have vegetables from your own garden that you would like to donate, please leave in the Fellowship Hall and we will add them to our harvest. Our garden pickers work hard picking vegetables at least twice per week. Thanks be to God!

On a sad note, we have seen some vandalism in our garden (vegetables picked and smashed, etc.). We believe this may be done by teens who may have nothing else to do. We ask for your prayers. When you are at Good Shepherd, please drive by the Garden. We are checking into the feasibility of lights focused on the garden.

Connect with the ELCA and Southeastern Synod



• Latest Edition (7-7-23): Southeastern Synod E-News

• August Edition: ELCA Monthly publication "Seeds Monthly"

Coffee and Conversation meets Sunday mornings at 9:45 AM, and is engaged in a study titled, "Discipleship and Mission" that includes passages from Matthew's Gospel, Luke's Gospel, and Paul's letter to the Romans. We will continue to meet on this study until Aug 27. Ben Setzer will continue to lead this group.

Fatih Stories: Will resume their study of the "Book of Joy", by Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, beginning this Sunday, at 9:45 AM in rm. 117. We encourage new faces to join us at anytime. The book can be purchased on Amazon.

Thursday Bible Study: The Thursday Bible Study, which meets at 10 AM every Thursday, will begin a review of the ELCA Social Statement on church, state, and civic participation, which is currently in the study phase and is scheduled to be voted on at the Churchwide Assembly in 2025. We will participate in a study curriculum to learn more about the civics and faith and then provide our feedback to the task force. Information is available here: https://elca.org/civicsandfaithstudy

Pitts to Host Inaugural Morgan Forum Sept. 21 | Emory University | Atlanta, GA

Candler's Pitts Theology Library will host its inaugural Morgan Forum on September 21, a day of events centered around the history of the English Bible and its ongoing significance to the church and world. Please contact Pastor Karen if this is something of interest to you.



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Thank you for all the stuffed animal donations for the Encouragement Project. We will continue to collect through August 31st. On Sunday, 9/3, we will take all the animals home, count them, bag them up and call the Encouragement Project to come pick them up.

This is our submission form for you to submit prayer concerns. Prayers will be posted to the Prayer Circle, via e-mail, during normal business hours. 

If you would like to pray for others, as part of our prayer circle, please contact our Office Coordinator and she can add you to the Prayer Circle group.

Please print your bulletin from home if you are able.

Worship Bulletins: 8:30 AM | 8:30 AM Booklet Insert |10:45 AM | 10:45 Insert

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